151-2037-00L  Nuclear Computations Lab

SemesterHerbstsemester 2017
DozierendeA. Pautz, H. Ferroukhi, weitere Dozierende
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch
KommentarStudents registered at ETH Zurich have to enroll to this course at ETH. EPFL students can enroll to this course directly at EPFL.


KurzbeschreibungTo acquire hands-on experience with the running of large computer codes in relation to the static analysis of nuclear reactor cores and the multi-physics simulation of nuclear power plant (NPP) dynamic behaviour.
LernzielTo acquire hands-on experience with the running of large computer codes in relation to the static analysis of nuclear reactor cores and the multi-physics simulation of nuclear power plant (NPP) dynamic behaviour.
Inhalt- Lattice (assembly) calculations
- Thermal-hydraulic analysis
- Reactor core analysis
- Multi-physics core dynamics calculations
- Best-estimate NPP transient analysis
LiteraturDistributed documents, recommended book chapters
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesRequired prior knowledge: Special Topics in Reactor Physics, Nuclear Safety